How to Upload Files to iOS from PC via SHAREit

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Last Updated: March 10, 2025 Tested

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• Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer
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• Transferring Files to Your iPhone
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This wikiHow teaches you how to transfer a file from your PC to your iPhone or iPad using SHAREit.

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Part 1

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Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer

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   Open SHAREit on your computer. Do so by double-clicking the SHAREit icon, which is a trio of white dots on a blue background.

   • You can download SHAREit to your PC by visiting the SHAREit website, clicking PC, double-clicking the setup file, and following the on-screen instructions.
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   Click Show QR Code. This option is near the bottom of the SHAREit window when you first open SHAREit. Clicking it will cause a QR code specific to your computer to display in the SHAREit window.
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   Open SHAREit on your iPhone. It's a blue app with three white dots. You'll first need to download SHAREit from the App Store if you haven't done so already.
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   Tap ⋮. It's in the top-left corner of the screen.
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   Tap Connect PC/MAC. This is the top option in the left-most column of options.
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   Tap Scan to Connect. It's near the bottom of the screen.
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   Point your iPhone's camera at the computer screen. Try to frame the QR code on your PC's screen in the box on your iPhone's screen. After a second, the QR code will scan, which will connect your iPhone and PC.

   • You may first need to tap OK to allow SHAREit to access your camera.
   • If you can't get your QR code to scan, alternate between moving the iPhone further away from the screen and moving it closer to the screen.
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Part 2

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Transferring Files to Your iPhone

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   Locate a file you wish to transfer. SHAREit imposes no file size limits, meaning the maximum size of the file is contingent on your internet connection and your iOS device's remaining storage.
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   Click and drag the file onto the SHAREit window. Doing so will invoke a prompt on your iPhone.
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   Tap OK on your iPhone. This will import the file into your iPhone's SHAREit app.

   • Tapping OK will also set importing as the default action, meaning you won't have to tap OK again for each file you transfer.
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   Tap the file. Doing so will open it.
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   Tap the "Share" button. It's the upward-facing arrow in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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   Tap a share option. "Sharing" your file with your iPhone's Notes app or Depending on the type of file you're transferring, this process will vary:

   • For example, you would tap Add to Notes for text files.
   • Photo and video files will automatically download to your iPhone's camera roll, although you'll need to tap OK the first time you transfer a photo or video file to allow this process.
   • Music files will be saved for playback using SHAREit's built-in music player.
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  Is it necessary to download the SHAREit app to my PC?

  

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  It is. The download and install process will usually take less than a minute.

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  How do I watch a movie I downloaded to my PC?

  

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  You can use the default player video player that came installed on your computer, most likely.

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